Golf bag



T. S. CART July 12, 1938.

GOLF BAG Filed Dec. 23, 1956 INVENTOR MM m 15; ATTORNEYS.

Patented July 12, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFME GOLF BAG Theodore S.Cart, Princeton, N. J., assignor to At lantic Products Corporation,Trenton, N. J., a. corporation of New Jersey Application December 23,1936, Serial No. 117,248 2 Claims. (Cl. 150-15) This invention relatesto golf bags. and then inserting a slide fastener 3 with the It is anobject of the invention to provide a tapes of the fastener stitched tothe panel along bag which can be manufactured in a very eco- 1 the edgesformed by the split. If it is desired that nomical manner by providingfor a saving in the the slide fastener should extend only part of thequantity of material usually required. length of the pocket, an insert 4may be provided 5 Other objects and advantages of the invention for theremainder of the length of the pocket, will appear hereinafter. and mayalso be stitched along the edges as il- A preferred embodiment of theinvention selustrated. lected for purposes of illustration is shown inthe A depending gusset 5 is secured along the outer accompanyingdrawing, in which, edges of the panel, and the gusset is secured to 10Figure l is a perspective view of a golf bag casthe wall of the casingclosely adjacent the edges ing with a panel removed therefrom. formed bythe removal of the panel. A patch 6 Figure 2 is a view of the panel. tocover the aperture formed by the removal of Figure 3 is a view showingthe panel split and the panel is also provided and the gusset 5 and theslide fastener and insert ready to be attached. the patch 6 may bestitched to the casing in the 15 Figure 4 is a view showing theassembled panel same operation.

with a gasket and patch. The importance of enlarging the area of theFigure 5 is a view of the completed bag. panel, as by the insertion ofthe slide fastener 3 Figure 6 is a section through the pocket. and theinsert 4 lies in the fact that the gusset In most golf bags manufacturedtoday, the casmust be attached to the casing along a line out- 20 ing orbody of the bag, which is usually substanside the periphery of theaperture formed by the tially cylindrical, is provided with one or moreremoval of the panel.

pockets in which it is customary to carry balls, By increasing the areaof the panel, the periphsweaters, raincoats, and other equipment andacery of the panel and likewise of the gusset is also cessories whichare commonly used While playing increased to an extent such that thegusset may 5 the game.. The trend has been to increase the be attachedas illustrated without puckering size of these pockets until they havereached either the casing or the pocket. such proportions as to addconsiderably to the It will be understood that the invention may be costof manufacture of the bags. variously modified and embodied within thescope Such pockets usually comprise a panel of ma of the subjoinedclaims. 3O

terial similar to that of which the casing is made, I claim as myinvention: and a depending gusset of the same material 1. A golf bagcomprising a casing, a panel out which is secured to the edges of thepanel and to out of said casing at a point intermediate its ends, thecasing so as to form a space therebetween. a patch of different materialcovering the aper- A suitable closure is provided to provide conture insaid casing formed by the removal of the 35 venient access to theinterior of the pocket. panel, said panel being split and havingmaterial According to the present invention I cut out a inserted betweenthe edges formed by the split panel of suitable size from the Wall ofthe casserving to enlarge the area thereof, a gusset seing and use thispanel instead of an additional cured to the edges of said enlarged paneland de- 40 piece of material to form the outer wall of the pendingtherefrom, said gusset being secured to 40 pocket. The wall of the bagfrom which the said casing adjacent the edges left by the repanel hasbeen cut must be patched with a suitmoval of said panel. able piece ofmaterial, of course, but since this A g f a Comprising a casing, a panel011i? patch is not visible, and is subjected to very little out of saidcasing at a P0 17 intermediate its ends,

wear, it can be made of less expensive material a p c o differentmaterial Covering the p 5 than the remainder of the casing, therebyeifecttu e n a as g formed y the removal of the ing a considerablesaving in the cost of manupanel, means secured to said panel to nl g thefacturing the bag. area thereof, a gusset secured to the edges of saidReferring to the drawing, the panel I is cut enlarged panel anddepending therefrom, said out of the wall of the casing 2. In thepreferred gusset in s cu to said casing j n he 50 embodimentillustrated, the area of the panel is edges left by the removal of saidpanel.

then increased by splitting it down the middle, THEODORE S. CART.

